Sale 7017
London
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26 - 27 October 2004
Price realised
GBP 2,629
Estimate
A ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF AN EAGLE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. With raised head holding a wreath in its beak, with detailed plummage, on integral base; and a Roman bronze seated panther plaque, with head arched back and looped tail, on foliate base, 1st-2nd Century A.D. 2¼ in. (5.8 cm.) and 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high respectively (2)
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PUBLISHED: Animals, 1986, II, no. 112; and Animals, 1996, III, no. 146 respectively.
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